Karen Bennett
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Karen Bennett (born 5 February 1989) is a British rower who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rowing career
Bennett's hometown is Edinburgh in Scotland. and she rows for the Leander Club.[1] She was a member of the Scotland Team at the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships.
She was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where she won a silver medal as part of the coxless four with Rebecca Chin, Lucinda Gooderham and Holly Norton.[2]
She won a silver medal in the women's eight at the 2016 Olympic Games.[3]
References
- ^ "Karen Bennett - British Rowing". British Rowing. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Great Britain eight win historic medal". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
External links
- Karen Bennett at World Rowing
- Karen Bennett at British rowing
- Karen Bennett wins GB Trials and made Glasgow 2018 rowing ambassador Report on WEROW
Categories:
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- British female rowers
- Scottish female rowers
- Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rowers of Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain